Former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.) says the newly elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu will perform his duty.
Babangida affirmed this in his congratulatory message issued by his media office to the former governor of Lagos State.
He also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for modifying an election that to him would lead to a new Nigeria.
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The former military general also commended Nigerians for coming out en masse to exercise their voting rights and electing someone like Tinubu as the next president.
He said:
“It’s a thing of joy that this is happening in my lifetime. I can confidently say that Tinubu is a good man for the job. I have no doubt that Tinubu would perform as the President of Nigeria.
“For some of us, who have been there before, I know that there is still more work to be done, and I believe that Tinubu has what it takes to take Nigeria to the next level.
“We have much potential as a nation, what we need is a good direction so that we can continue to be seen as the giant of Africa. Indeed our best is yet to come, but we can get to where we ought to be with determination and commitment.”
Babangida further assured Nigerians that Tinubu was coming from the background of a performer who loved his people with all his heart. He hence urged Nigerians to join hands with Tinubu in the business of repairing the nation.
To the opposition parties, he appealed to them to see the emergence of Tinubu as the will of God, saying that the work of nation-building requires that all hands must be on deck.
He said:
“This is a bright moment for Nigeria, we have to take our destiny in our hands and make things work for us as a nation. We cannot continue to do things the same way, and I believe that God will make things work for this country again.“
